Meaning of lovløs | Babel Free

Definitions

1. lawless, not governed by law, in a state of anarchy
2. outlaw, not protected by law
   also
3. not accepted by society
   broadly
4. criminal

Equivalents

Examples

“”De fik mig hængt op på branden i laden og alt muligt tyveri. Gjorde mig lovløs. Nu er jeg jaget. De vil hænge mig.”

"They pinned the fire in the barn, and all sorts of thefts, on me. Made me an outlaw. Now I am hunted. They want to hang me.

“Er man gift med en sigøjner, bliver man lovløs og der gik ikke lang tid, før han blev han fyret fra sit job som mekaniker.”

If one is married to a gypsy, one becomes an outlaw, and it didn't take long before he was fired from his job as a mechanic.

“Det religiøse politi, Diyanet, havde sunniislam som dagsorden for riget, og shiamystikken var gjort lovløs.”

The religious police, Diyanet, has sunni Islam as its agenda for the country, and shia mysticism had been made outlaw.

“... og at der nu og da slipper nogle lovløse ud, som hellere skulle være blevet under lås og slå.”

... and that, now and then, some criminals slip out that should preferably have remained under lock and key.

“... for Sierraen var endnu dengang skjulested for banditter og lovløse fra borgerkrigens dage ...”

... for the Sierra was then still a hiding hole for bandits and criminals from the days of the civil war ...

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